On April 12, HB 1433 was signed into law by North Dakota’s Governor. It makes it easier for a party to remain on the ballot.
Monthly Archives: April 2005
On April 7, California’s Secretary of State released registration totals for each party as of Feb. 10, 2005. The chart below compares each party’s share of the total, versus each party’s share of the registration at the last tally (October … Continue reading
On March 31, 5 Georgia state representatives introduced HB 927. It would improve Georgia ballot access. Although it was introduced too late in the session to advance this year, it can advance next year, since Georgia has a 2-year legislative … Continue reading
The Yale Law Journal, vol. 114, #5, March 2005, carries an article “Judging Partisan Gerrymanders Under the Elections Clause” by Jamal Greene. In 2001, the US Supreme Court struck down a Missouri law that said opponents of congressional term limits … Continue reading
On March 28, a US District Court ruled the county distribution requirement for initiatives in Montana to be void. Montana Public Interest Research Group v Brown, cv03-183-M. The decision was no surprise. Ever since 2000, when the US Supreme Court … Continue reading
SB 1233, to set up a procedure by which a group can turn itself into a qualified party, passed the Connecticut Joint Administration and Election Committee on March 31. If the bill becomes law, a group that submits a petition … Continue reading